354 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



Resembling H. cossua in general appearance, but the colour 

 is a much purer white, and the smell weak, but pleasant. 



Pileus white, smooth, slimy when young and in wet 

 weather, shining when dry, 1-2 in. broad, more or less um- 

 bonate, the margin turning up in age- Lamellae distant, 

 white, thick, very decurrent, broad. Stipes 13 in. high, 

 slightly crooked, firm, scurfy or nearly smooth, often attenu- 

 ated at the base, solid, becoming hollow in age. (Grev.) 



Altogether shining white ; pileus and stem very glutinous 

 in rainy weather ; stem rough with points at the apex ; pileus 

 involute when young at the margin, which is downy, but 

 soon naked. Size very variable, pileus convex then plane, 

 somewhat wavy, even, glabrous, thin or rather thick in the 

 flesh. Stem sometimes short, sometimes elongated, but soft 

 within and at length hollow, thinner towards the base, apex 

 scabrid. Gills decurrent, distant, veined at the base, 3-4 

 lines broad, straight, quite entire. Smell sweet, not unplea- 

 sant. (Fries.) 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) cossus. Sow. 



Pileus 12 in. across, flesh rather thick, convex then plane, 

 obtuse, glabrous, glutinous, shining when dry, white with a 

 yellow tinge, disc somewhat ochraceous ; flesh white ; gills 

 adnato-decurrent, distant, connected by veins, firm, white ; 

 stem 23 in. long, sometimes more, 2-5 lines thick, about 

 equal, white, scurfy or rough with points above, white, often 

 with a yellow tinge ; spores elliptical, 7-8 x 4-5 p. Smell 

 very strong, resembling that of the goat-moth. 



Agaricus cossus, Sow., t. 121. 



Hygrophorus cossus, Fries, Epicr., p. 321 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 289 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 887. 



Among grass in woods, &c. 



Allied to H. eburneus, differs in the yellowish pileus having 

 the margin naked from the first, and especially in the unplea- 

 sant smell, resembling that of the goat-moth. (Fries.) 



Pileus Ij in. broad, pure white, slimy (slime consisting of 

 round and "oval bodies under a high magnifier), shining when 

 dry, stained here and there with yellowish ; the disc some- 

 1 iines subochraceous. Gills broad, thick, distant, adnato-de- 

 current, connected by veins and themselves slightly veined. 

 Spores white, elliptic. Stem 1\ in. high, 1-3 lines thick, 



